2012 - Midwest

The Plan

We travel to the Midwest and beyond this fall.  This is our 6th "long trip".  There will be stops in IA, NE, KS, ID, and on to the west coast and NV ... all are states we haven't been to.

Trip Summary

We left on August 3rd and returned September 27th.

We were a bit sad to return from this trip sooner than planned.  Odd performance by the Chevy TrailBlazer made us uneasy.  Getting home seemed the prudent thing to do.

However ... we did get to experience many wonderful sights, do fun things, meet interesting people and finish our quest to visit all continental U.S. states.

• 8,289 miles driven (13.9 mpg)
• 6,738 miles towing
• 16 states visited

Really Neat Places

• Yellowstone National Park
• Grand Teton Mountains
• Mt. St. Helens
• Crater Lake
• Shakespeare Festival (Ashland, OR)
• Tioga Pass (out of Lee Vining, CA)
• Yosemite National Park
• Giant Sequoia National Park
• Death Valley

Next Time

We've been "sampling" all around the country for the past 5 years.  We've pretty much decided to "take a closer look" at areas in future trips.  The southwest has the most appeal.